Pre- and post-operative care can be especially difficult because a good healing process is dependent on understanding and cooperation from the patient. Sandra Jones, executive vice president of ASD ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Patient Safety Committee provides free, downloadable pre- and post-operative ambulatory surgery patient safety checklists. While the two, one-page ...

Surgery represents a significant life event that requires careful planning and preparation. Understanding why scheduling and post-operative care planning matter helps ensure better outcomes and ...

In cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, Bronwyn Sciarrino and Ciara Geraghty are experts who set the bar higher for post-operative care and private recovery by elevating the patient experience ...

The rate of meningeal disease was significantly lower in patients who received radiation prior to surgery. Pre-operative fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) may produce better outcomes than ...

The European Institute of Plastic Surgery (EIPS) has introduced overnight recovery for liposuction patients at The Surgery Center – 3i in Nicosia, providing enhanced safety and post-operative comfort ...

The inquest at Ruthin was told the procedure was "unnecessarily long" and carried out without best practice, with concerns about a lack of pre and post-operative care also raised. The case is one of ...

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